간유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肝油 (“liver oil”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)뉴]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ganyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gan'yu
McCune–Reischauer?kanyu
Yale Romanization?kān.yu

Noun

간유 • (ganyu) (hanja 肝油)

  1. (cod-)liver oil

Synonyms
  • 어간유 (魚肝油, eoganyu, “cod liver oil”)
  • (North Korea) 물고기기름 (mulgogigireum)
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